Oil-burner.



PATENTED MAR. 24, 1908..

0. B.'LYON.

OIL BURNER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 12.1907.

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OIL-BURNER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 24, 1908.

Application filed August 12, 1907. Serial No. 388,082.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, OSCAR B. LYON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Modesto, in the county of Stanislaus and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oil-Burners; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this application.

his specification relates to improvements in oil burners and particularly to burners adapted for use in any manner of stove or furnace, the object of the invention being to produce such a burner as will produce the proper distribution of air, oil and water to 'insure perfect combustion without producing soot or other deleterious matter in such quantity as to choke or otherwise hinder the draft for the fire. This object I accomplish by means of a water tank placed within the fire place of the stove or furnace and by a means for passing the oil through the water in said tank to the top thereof and there providing an air supply; also by such other and further construction as will appear by a perusal of the following specification and claims.

In the drawings similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several views.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a stove showing my improved device installed therein. Fig. 2 is a cross section of my improved burner apparatus. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the burner proper. Fig. 4 is a vertical section of a burner pipe.

Referring more particularly to the reference characters on the drawings 1 designates an ordinary cook stove. Disposed in the fire place portion of said stove is a water tank 2. A pipe 3 connects said tank 2 with an auxiliary tank 4 without the stove 1 into which auxiliary tank 4 leads a water supply pipe 5 provided with a float valve mechanism 6.

An oil supply pipe 7 leadsinto the bottom of the tank 2 and extends lengthwise thereof and is provided with a plurality of upwardly extending tubes 8 having balls 9 disposed on the to s thereof. Said balls 9 are prevented from alling out of said pipes 8 by means of tubes 10 having Wires 11" extending across the tops thereof, said tubes 10 being screwed onto'the tops of the tubes 8.

Extending across the desired level of the water in the tank 2 are a plurality of pipes 12 provided with a plurality of orifices 13, said pipes 12 being connected without the stove 1 with a large pipe 14 opening at both ends to the atmosphere.

15 is an overflow vent and cook for the purpose of relieving the water from the tank 2 for cleansing purposes, etc.

In practice the water is turned into the tank 4 and thence it runs into the tank 2 to the desired level, preferably to the bottoms of the pipes 12 at which level it is held by the valve 6. The oil is then turned into the pipe 7 and into the tubes 8 where it forces past the balls 9 and onto the top of the water Where it is ignited. As it burns it draws air through the orifices 13 and also vaporizes the water and superheats them both, thus greatly aiding the combustion.

The balls 9 prevent any water or any possible'fire from entering the oil sup ly pipe 7.

The valve 6 permits the level 0 the water in the tank 2 to remain the same during combustion.

A cock 16 may be employed to regulate the flow of oil into the pipe 7.

By the arrangement and operation of parts as described above I find that I so distribute the several elements as to produce almost perfect combustion.

My device can be used in any place where combustion is desired, the several parts being of course constructed to meet the different relaquirements according to the style of fire ace.

While this specification sets forth in detail the present and preferred construction of my improved burner, still many deviations therefrom may be resorted to within the scope of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and useful and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a device of the character described a tank, water therein, an oil supply pipe leading into and along the bottom of said tank, upwardlyextending tubes on said pipe and palls disposed in the tops of said tubes, as set orth.

2. In a device of the character described a tank, an oil supply pipe extending into and along the bottom thereof, tubes extending upward from said pipe, balls disposed on the tops of said tubes and means for retaining said balls in such position, as set forth.

3. In a device of the character described a tank, an oil supply pipe leading into and along the bottom thereof, tubes extending upward from said pipe, balls disposed in the tops thereof, auxiliary tubes screwed onto the tops of said first named tubes, and wires disposed across the upper ends of said auxiliary tubes, as set forth.

4. In a device of the character described a tank, water therein, air supply pipes disposed transversely across the top of said water, a main air tube disposed at a distance to one side of-said tank and joined transversely to said air supply tubes, said main air tubes being open at both ends to the atmosphere as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

OSCAR B. LYON.

Witnesses:

PERCY S. WEBSTER, FRANK H. CARTER. 

